Course Description and History:
In 1891, while a guest of Lord Leitrim at his nearby estate, Old Tom Morris of St. Andrews, a winner of four British Opens in the 1860’s, took a drive to enjoy the Donegal scenery. Morris was quick to see the golfing potential of this fine stretch of Donegal coast line and before returning to the home of golf he had staked-out the first Rosapenna Links, incorporating wide rolling fairways amidst the undulating terrain and of course those delightful greens.

Back at St. Andrews, Old Tom was quick to tell of his discovery and so it was that Rosapenna became a place of pilgrimage for golfers at the turn of the century. Amongst those to follow were two other great golfing champions Harry Vardon and James Braid who won 11 British Open titles between them. They added length and more detailed bunkering but were wise enough to leave those wonderful natural greens.

So good was their design that the links today still provides a demanding challenge for golfers of all standards. As with most good links courses, the Old Tom Morris course takes advantage of natural terrain to provide a classic links golf challenge. These first 10 holes which are pure links run between the ocean and the dunes in what is known locally as "The Valley". The last eight holes actually play inland and uphill into high meadow that offer superb vistas over the north Atlantic Ocean. Though the Old Tom Morris Course measures only 6,270 yards from the back tees there are, on this par 70 layout, no fewer than six two-shotters in the 400-yards-plus category.
 

Tee	Par	Yardage
Championship	71	6476

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